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Mini’app’les Meeting, Tuesday July 19 at 7:00 p.m., Q&A at 6:30 p.m.

July 18, 2016 by Tim Drenk

The next Mini’app’les meeting is Tuesday, July 19th, the third Tuesday of the month, at the Hackfactory (3119 E. 26th Street Minneapolis, MN 55406). At 6:30 p.m., members of the board and other knowledgable people will be available if you have specific questions you would like answered. We will do our best to address your question and help you troubleshoot the issue.

At 7:00 p.m., we will talk about our favorite apps. Apps for macOS and iOS. Apps that help us be more productive. Apps that help us relax. Apps that help us keep connected with others and the world around us. Come and share with us your favorite apps. You might see a new app that will become your next favorite.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Category: Meeting Announcements

Mini’app’les Meeting, Tuesday June 21 Meeting Notes & Links

June 22, 2016 by Pete Bockenhauer

News

  • Microsoft gives up on consumer phones, claims Windows Phones down but not out
  • End of the road for MacNN: 21 years of changes for Apple, and for us
  • Apple’s 10 most important WWDC announcements of all-time
  • Apple Pay rival CurrentC ends beta test, may finally be dead
  • iPhone 6S vs. Galaxy S7 Drop Test!
  • Amazon sues sellers for buying fake reviews
  • Information for 2016 Apple eBooks Antitrust Settlement
  • How LinkedIn’s password sloppiness hurts us all
  • New settings for Google 2-Step Verification

Topic: WWDC 2016

  • iOS 10 FAQ: Everything you need to know
  • Hands-on: 75 new features in iOS 10 [Video]
  • macOS Sierra FAQ: Everything you need to know!
  • APFS in Detail: Overview
  • watchOS 3 FAQ: Everything you need to know
  • tvOS 10 FAQ: Everything you need to know!
  • WWDC 2016 Mac app

Mac Clean Up Tools & Maintenance

  • OnyX – verify the disk and system, perform system maintenance, clean the system
  • Cocktail – clean, repair and optimize
  • Malwarebytes – malware scanner
Category: Meeting Notes & Links, Topic Meetings

Mini’app’les Meeting, Tuesday June 21 at 7:00 p.m., Q&A at 6:30 p.m.

June 20, 2016 by Tim Drenk

The next Mini’app’les meeting is Tuesday, June 21st, the third Tuesday of the month, at the Hackfactory (3119 E. 26th Street Minneapolis, MN 55406). At 6:30 p.m., members of the board and other knowledgable people will be available if you have specific questions you would like answered. We will do our best to address your question and help you troubleshoot the issue.

At 7:00 p.m., we will look at Apple’s recent announcements at WWDC 2016 (World Wide Developer Conference). Apple announced updates to their 4 lines of operating systems. iOS 10 has a focus of improving Siri. macOS Sierra brings Siri to Apple’s desktops and laptops with many other improvements. watchOS 3 improves app launch times. tvOS 10 will bring a single sign-on for cable services and a dark mode. Of course that just brushes the top of all that was announced. We will talk about the rest, when you will be able to get it, and on what machines.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Category: Meeting Announcements

Mini’app’les Meeting, Tuesday May 17 Meeting Notes & Links

May 17, 2016 by Pete Bockenhauer

News

  • Word Flow Keyboard [English] with custom backgrounds and one-handed Arc mode
  • Retina MacBook 2016 Teardown
  • The Power of Preview: Advanced Editing Techniques
  • Android Towelroot Exploit Used to Deliver “Dogspectus” Ransomware
  • Every iPad Speed Test Comparison 2016!
  • Every iPhone Speed Test Comparison 2016!
  • A Comcastic miracle: Data caps will go from 300GB to a terabyte
  • Stop Opera’s New VPN from Leaking Your IP Address
  • Opera’s launched an iOS app to expand its free, unlimited, ad-blocking VPN
  • Opera offers iPhone users free VPN, with strings attached
  • 10 worst-named smartphones of all time
  • Apple updates iTunes with a ‘simpler’ design that doesn’t really help
  • Firefox tops Microsoft browser market share for first time
  • 30 must-know secrets and shortcuts for your Apple TV
  • How to remove Apple Music entirely from iTunes
  • Gunfight at the iOS corral as Apple releases 9.3.2 but bans jailbreak detector app

Topic: Storage Options

  • OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual
  • Wikipedia: RAID
  • Drobo
  • Western Digital Green vs. Red Hard Drives
  • S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology)
  • SoftRAID
  • Difference Between Hardware RAID and Software RAID
  • DriveDX – The most advanced drive health diagnostic & monitoring tool
  • MCE OptiBay Drive Kit – Add a second internal hard drive or SSD to your MacBook Pro, MacBook, iMac, or Mac mini
  • Lexar JumpDrive S75 128GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive
  • The 3-2-1 Backup Strategy
  • NeoFinder – CD/DVD/Drive inventory app
  • HooToo travel routers
  • FileBrowser – Access files on remote computers
  • Review: SanDisk’s new Lightning to USB drive for iPhone adds USB 3 & a wraparound design
  • CrashPlan – online backup
  • Backblaze – online backup
  • SuperDuper! – full disk cloning
  • Carbon Copy Cloner – full disk cloning
  • ChronoSync – sync/backup files, cloning
Category: Meeting Notes & Links, Topic Meetings

Mini’app’les Meeting, Tuesday May 17 at 7:00 p.m., Q&A at 6:30 p.m.

May 16, 2016 by Tim Drenk

The next Mini’app’les meeting is Tuesday, May 17th, the third Tuesday of the month, at the Hackfactory (3119 E. 26th Street Minneapolis, MN 55406). At 6:30 p.m., members of the board and other knowledgable people will be available if you have specific questions you would like answered. We will do our best to address your question and help you troubleshoot the issue.

At 7:00 p.m., we will cover some current news and then we will look at storage options for your Mac and iOS devices. As we take more pictures or expand our music library or save more files, we need to store them somewhere. And eventually, the space we currently have will not be enough. So we will consider the pros and cons of different expansion options, for both primary storage and backups. Factors such as storage space available, physical size and portability, type of connections, and even the type of storage will help determine the best choice for you.

Come and share the storage options you have chosen and see how you might improve your setup. We look forward to seeing you there.

Category: Meeting Announcements
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Welcome to the Minnesota Apple Computer Users’ Group based in the Twin Cities of metropolitan Minneapolis—St. Paul.

We’re a group of Apple users interested in sharing knowledge and experience with other Apple users and owners. Members vary from beginners to every day users to consultants. All ages are welcome. What we have in common is an interest and a desire to learn more about the Apple experience, regardless of focus. Within the group you’re bound to find someone with similar interests.

Come join us! There’s no obligation or cost to attend. Annual dues are very reasonable if you decide to join us.

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